[mythtv-users] mythtv-setup freezing

[Kevin Kuphal]

Magnus Ekhall wrote:

> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>
>> Magnus Ekhall wrote:
>>
>>> I'm having problems getting channles into Myth using xmltv.
>>>
>>> This is what happens:
>>> I run mythtv-setup and in the "Video Sources" section I configure 
>>> xmltv for my country (Sweden). When I exit the "Video Sources" menu, 
>>> I get a progressbar frozen at 50% forever. And ever.
>>>
>>> When I finally kill the mythtv-setup process, I can se that xmltv 
>>> has been run in the terminal window that i started mythtv-setup in, 
>>> and that it probably sat there nicely waiting for some user 
>>> interaction!
>>>
>>> "get channel Barnkanalen (barnkanalen.svt.se)? [yes, no, all, none 
>>> (default=yes)]"
>>>
>>> What's going on here?
>>
>>
>>
>> It is waiting for you to answer.  Run mythtv-setup from a terminal 
>> window and switch back to that window when the progress bar stops 
>> moving and answer the questions asked.
>>
>
> Thanks for your answer!
>
> How can I switch back to the terminal window without killing the 
> mythtv-setup process?

Depends on your window manager, but ALT-TAB or something like that 
usually works

Kevin